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How to use buckle in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Buckle means a metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. Example: “It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.”

Examples of buckle by meaning

verbTo apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.

  • He sat at the door of his kitchen watching, and seeing there was nothing else for it we buckled to and soon had the job done; when we were admitted to the kitchen and given a really good meal.1929, D[onald] J[ohn] Munro, “Nemesis”, in The Roaring Forties and After, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., →OCLC, page 38
  • I confess that the recollection of what this bell could do when it buckled down to it gave me pause as I stood that night at 12.30 p.m. prompt beside the outhouse where it was located.1934 October 5, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XXII, in Right Ho, Jeeves, London: Herbert Jenkins […], →OCLC, page 280

verbOf a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.

  • Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey reels from storm's thrashing”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
  • The rail might still buckle when it's extremely cold.2026 May 6, “How the MBTA Handles Climate Change” (35:36 from the start), in Spilling the T (podcast), spoken by Caroline Bean, MBTA

verbOf a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.

  • It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.

nounA distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.

  • We can’t use that saw any more. It’s got a buckle in its blade.

More sentences with buckle

  • That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.From the entry copy
  • First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.From the entry cave
  • If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student.From the entry buckle down
  • Could you undo my buckle for me?From the entry undo
  • Buckle up every time you drive somewhere in a car, and make sure your passengers buckle up, too.From the entry buckle up
  • The belt-maker added buckles to several belts.From the entry buckles
  • We can watch as the container buckles under stress.From the entry buckles
  • The airworthiness directive called for riveting a reinforcing doubler to the wing midspar web to keep the spar from buckling under flight loads.From the entry doubler
  • The high speed of a rocket during its ascent through the atmosphere generates considerable levels of dynamic pressure that the rocket's structure has to withstand without buckling.From the entry dynamic pressure
  • A Japanese buckle from the late 19th century inspired the company’s co-founder Tzvika Janover’s latest obsession.2024 May 16, Jill Newman, “When Form(s) Follows Function”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2024. From the entry Tzvika
  • It promptly collapsed beneath her, the cardboard struts buckling under her elegant chonkiness.2023 November 30, Cheryl Mullin, “The cat truly brought the house down”, in Liverpool Echo, Liverpool, Merseyside, page 2. From the entry chonkiness
  • "We'll be splendid pirates!" cried Mrs Grinling as she swashed and buckled around the room.2016, Ronda Armitage, The Lighthouse Keeper: The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast. From the entry swash
  • King's knees buckled and he sat down on the side of the bed, hard.2016, Barbara Paul, Good King Sauerkraut. From the entry stay frosty
  • “Gonna make you swash my buckle later, m'lady,” he growled against her throat.2016, Suzanne Halliday, Unforgettable. From the entry swash someone's buckle
  • Local buckling is most likely to occur in either the overbend or sagbend regions.2015, R. Winston Revie, Oil and Gas Pipelines: Integrity and Safety Handbook, page 258. From the entry overbend
  • Don't attempt to true a wheel until you've a good idea what is causing the buckle.2013, Guy Andrews, Complete Road Bike Maintenance, first edition, London: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry true
  • Her parents had sent a Texas-sized belt and buckle for a Texas-sized man, Brian.2012, Naomi Kryske, The Witness, page 189. From the entry Texas-sized
  • I still wouldn't mind having my buckle swashed by a nice taut blond.2009, Phillipa Ashley, Just Say Yes. From the entry swash someone's buckle
  • The flute tips and the buckling or washboarding between the flutes tips can be seen easily.2005, Tappi Journal - Volume 4, page 7. From the entry washboarding
  • If you've never played Texas hold'em, poker's most exciting game, buckle up!2004, Tom McEvoy, Shane Smith, Beat Texas Hold'em, Cardoza Publishing, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry Cadillac of poker
  • Licking his fingers, Pat buckled on his white helmet and went to work.2003, Harold Keith, Forty-Seven Straight, →ISBN, page 166. From the entry faunch
  • "Makes me feel like a pirate," said Josella as she buckled hers on.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 72. From the entry moll
  • Engineers decided not to use hydraulics, to ensure there was no twisting or buckling to the 80-tonne girder structure.2021 July 14, “Network News: Network Rail engineers raise Machynlleth bridge”, in RAIL, number 935, page 27. From the entry twisting
  • It can be worn with a sash belt as shown here, or with a buckle belt for a more formal look.2021, Alison Smith, The Dressmaking Book, page 208. From the entry sash belt
  • Not short on self-assurance, Gulbadeen opened the batting (and bowled at the death) with more swash than buckle.2020, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2020. From the entry swash
  • So buckle up for what's coming, readers!2019 February 27, Robert Kirkman, Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #39, Image Comics. From the entry buckle up
  • Most of the buckle hat operations have moved to China.2012 November 24, Oelbaum, Jed, “Trend Alert: Capotain Pilgrim Hat as Ultimate Homage to Patron Saints of American Gentrification”, in…. From the entry buckle hat
  • She settled between the stone duke's great buckled shoes.2009, Frances Hardinge, Gullstruck Island. From the entry gobblesome
  • So many times I have seen him beat my ma without mercy, with a buckle belt or his fists.2001, Fritz Pointer, A Passion to Liberate: La Guma's South Africa, Images of District Six. From the entry drunky
  • My knees buckled absurdly, and I pretended to be leaning into the sink to cover that moment of unsophistication.2000, Kamila Shamsie, Salt and Saffron, Bloomsbury, page 59. From the entry unsophistication
  • Maybe the population doesn't spend all day stuffing marching powder up its noses and buckles down and gets some work done.2000 December 20, Kurious Oranj, “The Poor Are Getting Poorer.”, in nz.politics (Usenet), retrieved 28 Feb 2022. From the entry marching powder
  • “Whassa matter Mommy?” Alexandria asked as Jackie buckled the carseat.2000, Marlene Taylor, Life Is What You Make It, Darlin’, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.: Oshun Dynasty Publications, →ISBN, page 120. From the entry carseat
  • Instead, he buckled at absolutely the worst time.1999, Terry Pluto, “The Sad Saga of 1970”, in Our Tribe: A Baseball Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 197. From the entry eat away
  • The earth split open into wide fissures and thousands of sink-holes, trees were uprooted and railroad tracks buckled.1998, Richard O'Neill, “Big Trouble in China”, in Natural Disasters, Parragon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18, column 3. From the entry sink-hole

Meaning of buckle

  1. noun A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
  2. noun Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
  3. noun An image of a clasp (etymology 1, noun sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.

Full definition of buckle

Questions about buckle in a sentence

How do you use buckle in a sentence?
Buckle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.”
What is a short sentence with buckle?
“Could you undo my buckle for me?”
What does buckle mean?
Buckle means a metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

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